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Over the past decade, early F.P. Journe watches have moved from a relatively narrow collecting category to the top end of the market.
Long before European Summer Migration had a hashtag, Marella Agnelli was doing it properly—shuttling between Turin, Capri and the Amalfi Coast on...
The beauty giant is turning ChatGPT into a storefront while expanding luxury brands and strengthening the Bettencourt Meyers family’s wealth.
In the absence of hope, the Duerckheim Collection shows how to find beauty in desolation.
Long before the superyachts and beach clubs arrived, artists were drawn to its extraordinary Mediterranean light.
More than a repository for his own work, Fonds Bustamante is a place for artists to convene.
A private consortium, strict design codes and decades of refusal have kept Costa Smeralda exclusive, protected and largely untouched.
From Dalt Vila and Formentera to low-key wineries, beach clubs and bohemian markets, two island insiders share how to do Ibiza properly.
“Everywhere you look, Robert sets us up to have a view," RoseLee Goldberg, Performa's founder, told Observer. "Every step we take, you can be sure...
Crown Creative’s Ryan Crown explores how luxury hospitality is shifting from abundance to relevance. Crown argues that as travelers more often...
From Ferrari's sexy racers to the iconic spiaggine of the Amalfi Coast, the country's relationship with the automobile has long been more romantic...
Smartling’s Bryan Murphy unpacks the new realities of launching A.I. products in a global market. As generative A.I. turns every product launch into...
The artistic director and CEO reflects on AIR, ArtCrush and the cross-industry partnerships supporting ambitious, place-responsive commissions in the...
LVMH is returning to growth as the Arnault family expands its control, leaving Bernard Arnault’s succession plans under fresh scrutiny.
From La Plage du Martinez and Ciro’s to quieter local favorites near Plage du Midi, Cannes rewards anyone who knows that the right sun bed is as...
Along Rua de Miguel Bombarda and in Bonfim, the city's most compelling art spaces favor emerging and self-taught artists over the market-polished...
Saint-Tropez has never lacked theater, but the real appeal this season is in its revived hotels, smarter beach clubs, tucked-away shops and stubbornly...
In a multipolar society where guilt is increasingly mistaken for depth and messaging for meaning, Arbra Partners founder Lucas Bitencourt argues that...
From Sagg Pond mansions on timers to yachts anchored off Portofino, the East End's wealthiest have found a new status symbol: not being there at all.
From Elon Musk to Kim Kardashian, ultra-wealthy travelers are choosing superyacht charters for greater flexibility and privacy.
Knox’s Irina Denisenko examines how diverging approaches to A.I. regulation in the U.S., E.U. and U.K. are reshaping the global innovation...
With Kasama, Mei Lin, Tacos 1986, Emeril’s, Acamaya and Saffron in the mix, Tales of the Cocktail made a convincing case for food as the week’s...
From Matisse in dialogue with Yves Saint Laurent in Nice to LUMA Arles and the region’s expanding network of foundations, these are the exhibitions...
While "The Odyssey" shows audiences will still embrace spectacle without a modern franchise brand, few filmmakers can command Christopher Nolan’s...
In “Soft Perimeter” at Silverlens in New York, the artist uses cochineal, linen, movement and performance to explore how matter carries physical...
The Five-Star Weekend director shares her current favorites, from Elin Hilderbrand and Tana French to Nantucket coffee runs, Symbiome skincare and the...
Continuously updated valuations from Winston Artory Group, Fine tells Observer, will let Metis assess each collection's collateral value faster and...
Rosé, saltwater, seafood and a well-placed lounger remain the essentials at the Mediterranean’s most compelling beach clubs.
It has become increasingly difficult to escape the constant visual clutter of modern society, but artist Gail Wegodsky believes the visual arts offer...
If the collector won't go to the art fair, the art fair has to go to the collector.
Housed in an airy subterranean space beneath a rippling ceiling of water, Fondation Carmignac is currently showing "SEA, POP & SUN." Yet to come:...
The billionaire art collector has amassed one of the most important and expansive private collections of contemporary art not only in Greece but...
From Spanish fields to Riviera wardrobes, the rope-soled shoe has spent centuries proving that summer style is best when it looks effortless.
Skip the gelato lines and the yacht traffic—these islands across the Mediterranean are still worth the extra time to get there.
In conversation with Observer, the MacArthur fellow and bestselling novelist reflects on class, the anxiety of reinvention and who gets to be a...
"The goal isn't to make MOCA trendy but to give the museum a new platform to connect with people and help people understand why this matters."
A trove of 1960s and '70s works from the Botero family archive offers a fresh view of a formative era of the artist's life.
The Spider-Man star spent 14 years turning the red carpet into a second stage. As he tours Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, we look back at 21 outfits...
This is the first major Swedish presentation of the work of the photographer, filmmaker and sculptor less commonly known as Gyula Halász.
inKind’s Johann Moonesinghe argues that A.I.’s greatest opportunity in hospitality lies in building the infrastructure that helps independent...
Merck KGaA’s chief data and A.I. officer Walid Mehanna explains how governance, employee trust and startup agility are shaping enterprise adoption.
The trick out east is looking like you gave it no thought while packing like you gave it nothing else. Here is the weekend kit.
Storms gave way to art and philanthropy during an unforgettable evening that raised more than $1.7 million for the museum.
Candace Bushnell's field notes on the Hamptons rental market, in which the going rate for a summer house turns out to be measured in favors, not...
Arguably a contemporary opera, the work follows multiple characters in a Robert Altman-esque structure, taking viewers on a journey of extreme change.
Informed by recent experiences in Indonesia and a renewed engagement with animist thought, he is constructing a symbolic universe in which family...
While the mainstream conversation around A.I. agents has focused on knowledge worker productivity, Fujitsu’s Indradeep Ghosh argues that the...
A5 Wagyu, Japanese techniques, a live DJ and a T. rex from Ed Sheeran all have a place in Gareth Ward’s singular North Wales dining room.
Here's (almost) everything happening on the art fair circuit this August.
A government-backed A.I. factory, new robotics partnerships and Nvidia’s Cosmos models are placing Japan at the center of Jensen Huang’s next big bet.